Ga UK contribution will encourage other governments,
notably those of Thailand and other countries of first asylum, to assist in solving or relieving the
Indo-China refugee problem;
(e) international efforts coordinated by UNBRO and UNHCR
provide the most effective and efficient means of repatriating and providing relief to the refugees.
EFFECTIVENESS INDICATORS
A
L. I
LJ
L
لا
9.
Against the Ultimate Objective
(a) security: balance of power maintained; no erosion of
ASEAN unity; Vietnam isolated from the West
politically, and receiving no assistance or
technology;
(b) Thailand and other South East Asian countries look
favourably on British business.
Against Intermediate Objectives (2)
10.
(a) following resettlement, the refugee problem has
receded with only 126,000 refugees (25% of the total number seeking asylum) remaining in Thailand, albeit together with 240,000 displaced
persons;
(b) while the pressure on Hong Kong to absorb more
Indo-Chinese has not diminished, there has been a reducing trend in the numbers of those seeking
asylum;
(c) Thailand and ASEAN governments have frequently
expressed gratitude for UK support.
UK
commercial and investment interests have
increased (£
and 1986;
m and £
BKK ?
SEAD
m) between 1979
(d) international condemnation of Vietnam's illegal
occupation of Cambodia grows, viz United Nations General Assembly Resolution of 1985 condemning